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David

Organizing your practice space to succeed

11/20/2020

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Make it easier to succeed.
​With the following steps in order, success and fun will be so much closer.
  1. Your drums set up properly and in working order
  2. The lighting is good
  3. Sticks and brushes ready at hand
  4. Music stand in place
  5. Your books and videos are open at the relevant pages
  6. You have a plan of what to practice
  7. Your pencil and eraser are ready to make notes and highlight areas of concern in your books.
  8. The sound system loaded, turned on and ready to play your play along tracks
  9.  Phone in airplane mode
  10. Metronome or metronome app beside you
  11. The teachers notes are on the music stand
  12. Audio recorder is ready to record your efforts
  13. Ear protection on
  14. Bonus: Drum journal ready to be filled in. More on this coming up.
Have fun.
 
David
“Musicians live to practice, and practice to live”
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